In 1917 John Dewey published “The Need for a Recovery of Philosophy.” The essay consists of a reflection on the role of philosophy in early 20th century American life, expressing Dewey’s concern that ...

In recent years, we’ve seen a surge of articles, essays and blog posts by professional philosophers on the future of philosophy. While it isn’t surprising that people who reflect professionally would ...

Dean Pryor interviewed Professor Sandel about his book, [Public Philosophy: Essays on Morality in Politics], published by Harvard University Press. During his conversation with former Senator ...

Friday essay: how philosophy can help us become better friends Published: July 27, 2023 4:10pm EDT. Neil Durrant, Macquarie University. Author. Neil Durrant ...

Public Philosophy: Essays on Morality in Politics Michael J. Sandel, . . Harvard Univ., $25.95 (292pp) ISBN 978-0-674-01928-7 ...

THE thesis defended in this, the latest, volume of Prof. Mairhead's ethical library is that doubt is no mere negative of belief, but a positive element absolutely necessary to real life. It is ...

But in the essay in which this portrait occurs he is on his own ground, and justifiably dwells on his part in introducing to English readers the picturesque psychology of Freud. The Philosophy of ...

Circular reasoning is normally condemned by philosophers, but in his 1841 essay ‘Circles’, Emerson proposes that not getting anywhere is precisely what we need to do to find out where we already ...

The Department of Philosophy at Simon Fraser University would like offer heartiest congratulations to two of our undergraduate students, Jake Stewart and Jacob Gebrewold, who have recently been ...